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June 10: Boating with Bartram: Riverside Dr. to Tassee Shelter – FULL! Please contact us at info@ncbartramtrail.org to join the waiting list.

Riverside Drive Riverside Drive, Franklin, NC, United States

If you haven't accomplished the road walk between Hickory Knoll and Wallace Branch, here's a fantastic alternative. We'll kayak from Riverside Drive near Hickory Knoll and take out at Tassee Shelter on the Little Tennessee Greenway. This is an easy eight mile paddle but some kayaking experience is necessary. Bring your own Kayak or rent […]

June 11th, Second Saturday Workday – Appletree Campground

Appletree Campground Topton, NC, United States

This Saturday we'll be working out of Appletree Campground towards Beechertown. The trail has had a lot of storm damage and also needs brushing out and lopping. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might need and esprit de corps. We'll start at 9AM and wrap up at 3. […]

June 17 th, Third Friday Work Day – Hickory Knoll Road and Warwoman Dell

Hickory Knoll Road 1369 Hickory Knoll Road, Franklin, NC, United States

This Friday we'll be moving the old stone steps from the old Hickory Knoll trailhead to their new home at Warwoman Dell. We will be incorporating the stones into the Bartram Trail at the steep section where it leaves the Dell and heads up to the road crossing. It is going to be a hot […]

June 24 Walking with Bartram – Appletree Campground to Nantahala River

Piercy Creek Trail

Join us for another Walking with Bartram series hike. We're getting closer to completing the full Bartram Trail and then we're planning on doing it again! This month we'll be starting at Appletree Campground and walking a little over five miles to Piercy Creek and then 1.5 miles down the Piercy Creek trail to Wayah […]

July 9th Second Saturday Workday

Appletree Campground Topton, NC, United States

On this coming second Saturday we'll be working on the Appletree section between Piercy Creek and the Duke Energy Surge tank. We'll meet at Appletree Campground at 9AM and will divide up into two teams there. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might need and esprit de corps. […]

July 15th Third Friday Work Day

Russell Bridge https://goo.gl/maps/A6eaxEdXp2Vi1bEbA

This month we'll be working the Bartram from its southern terminus at Russell bridge on the SC state line towards Holden farm. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might need and esprit de corps. We'll start at 9AM and wrap up at 3pm. If you're new to trail […]

July 26 Trail Head Tuesday Volunteer Event

First United Methodist Church 66 Harrison Ave, Franklin, NC, United States

This is a new program for those looking to get involved but with limited time. We will meet in the early afternoon to divide and conquer some minor clean up and trail head maintenance. We're looking for folks to visit a set of selected trail heads to re-stock Bartram Trail information cards, complete a trail […]

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Walking with Bartram: July 29 Beechertown to Piercy Creek

Piercy Creek Pulloff 35.26924,-83.6773287, NC, United States

This is the second half of the section from Appletree Group Campground that we split into two to manage the mileage. We'll start at the Beechertown trailhead and finish up with another crossing of the Nantahala River at the Piercy Creek pulloff. We'll plan to meet at the Piercy Creek pulloff at 9am and shuttle […]

August 13th Second Saturday Work Day: Harrison Gap to Wayah Bald

We will be working the section between Harrison Gap an Wayah Bald. Brent Martin will be out of town for this volunteer day and we are fortunate to have Jim Chance taking lead. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might need and esprit de corps. We'll start at […]

August 19th Third Friday Work Day

Location details TBD. We look to trail condition reports and consider larger improvement projects when choosing our workday locations. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might need and esprit de corps. We'll start at 9AM and wrap up at 3pm. If you're new to trail maintenance or just […]

August 26th – Walking With Bartram: Cheoah Bald to Beechertown

Beechertown Trailhead Wayah Road, Topton, NC, United States

Please join us for this last official section of our section-hike-through from Cheoah Bald to Beechertown the trailhead. This section will be about 7.5 miles in total. We've planned this section for the least amount of backtracking and elevation gain, but it will still be an interesting hike. We're planning to meet at the Beechertown […]

August 30th Trail Head Tuesday Volunteer Event

First United Methodist Church 66 Harrison Ave, Franklin, NC, United States

This is a new program for those looking to get involved but with limited time. We will meet in the early afternoon to divide and conquer some minor clean up and trail head maintenance. We’re looking for folks to visit a set of selected trail heads to re-stock Bartram Trail information cards, complete a trail […]

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